10 Movie Goodbyes That'll Break You (When You Know The Truth)

10. Sunrise For Roosevelt - Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

The third and final entry into the live-action Night at the Museum franchise, Secret of the Tomb, had something of a melancholic pall cast over it by the tragic death of Robin Williams barely four months before release.

The film ends with the New York exhibits losing their ability to come to life, and that includes Williams' Teddy Roosevelt, who gets his own distinct farewell with museum guard Larry (Ben Stiller).

Roosevelt doesn't merely say goodbye to Larry, though, he tells him, "Smile, my boy, it's sunrise," before turning to wax forever more. 

It's basically impossible to watch this scene without thinking of how Williams' own life ended, and so this served as a seemingly inadvertent goodbye to the millions of fans who had adored the actor's work for decades.

It becomes even more bittersweet in light of more recent revelations from the film's director, Shawn Levy, that Williams struggled to get through the shoot and was anxious about the quality of his performance.

We were in the midst of a man suffering through something truly horrible, and yet, he still managed to bring warmth and humanity to this character as he returned to wax.